Mantra 4
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
दितिः शूर्पमदितिः शूर्पग्राही वातोऽपाविनक्
IAST Transliteration
dítiḥ śū́rpam áditiḥ śūrpa-grāhī vā́to ’pā́vinak ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Diti is the winnowing-fan; Aditi is the fan-holder; the Wind hath winnowed away (the refuse).
Word by Word
दितिःDiti (a goddess/name)
दितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदिति (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √दा (दाने) से निष्पन्न स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक
शूर्पम्winnowing-basket, sieve
शूर्पम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशूर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi (a goddess/name)
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
शूर्पग्रहाःholders/seizers of the winnowing-basket
शूर्पग्रहाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशूर्प-ग्रह (समास-प्रातिपदिक; शूर्प + ग्रह ‘seizer/holder’)
वातःwind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाविनक्separated/winnowed away
अपाविनक्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वी (वे/वायौ/विनक्ते—‘to separate, winnow, sift’) + उपसर्ग अप-; रूप: अविनक् (लुङ्), अप-आ- उपसर्ग-संयोग
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu section; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Diti; Aditi; Vāta (Wind)
Chandas: Prose/identificatory style
Mantra Rasa
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